Meaning Of The Word Berkelium
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Berkelium Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Berkelium?
berkelium in American English
a radioactive, metallic chemical element, one of the actinides, initially produced by bombarding americium with high-energy alpha particles in a cyclotron, and now prepared by intense neutron bombardment of plutonium: symbol, Bk; at. no., 97 noun: a transuranic element; at. no.: 97; at. wt.: 249 (?) berkelium in British English noun: a metallic transuranic element produced by bombardment of americium. Symbol: Bk; atomic no: 97; half-life of most stable isotope, 247Bk: 1400 years; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 14 (est) |
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